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ironing

[ahy-er-ning] / ˈaɪ ər nɪŋ /
NOUN
housework
Synonyms
STRONGEST
housekeeping sewing
STRONG
administration cooking homemaking housecraft laundering management mopping stewardship sweeping washing
WEAK
bed-making domestic art domestic science dusting home economics

Example Sentences

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In this case, I can’t see how ironing out a few wrinkles and covering a rumpled duvet with a digital bedspread materially misrepresents your home.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The house was unlocked, the ironing board was out, the hoover plugged in, washing was hanging on the line outside, the medication she needed for Crohn's disease had been left behind.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

For Nuuk and Copenhagen, Wednesday's meeting at the White House is aimed at ironing out "misunderstandings".

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

After the meeting in Florida, Zelensky announced plans to convene a meeting of national security advisers from Kyiv’s European allies to continue ironing out the agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

We danced around the ironing board, with Mami guiding my hand, pressing down on the iron, and standing away for a minute to see me do as she’d taught.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago